The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-03-09
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y SoS auIi 2AiiiA HOs
Sat cooing on stlle:
The boys lip wore Slight moustacIc
The girls lip Wore smile.
Il love thee. Quoth the boy. and strokcG
That faint and downy line:
"And |. the Siren Scftly sighed,
Would dye it were it mine.
He left that maiden like flash,
a minute to the mile.
All. triiic not with youths nloUstachc
When sitting on 4 stile.
\ wedding trip-Trcading on the brides
trail
What is the fayorite decoration Of winter
thermometers? Furbclows.
An interesting meeting Of Myrtle Lodge
Knights of Pythas was held last night.
The man who commits suicide by hang
ing dies of his own free will and Il core.
The oldest inhabitant' always means
well, but he is aptto get ratified cn facts.
American anples are in high favor for
dessert at London dinners.
If a man who thinks too much Of him
self goes 10 Washington, ne will take rooms
on Il" street.
The beer drinier would seem to be his
own worst enemy in that he maltreatS him
self so persistently.
At Glasgow they are making 4 lG5-toE
anvil Gn two pieces, on which SIX steam
hammers will strike.
The late Matt Carpenter once sail TO I
Catholic divine 'Purgatory is simply 4
motion for new trial
De only difference 'twixt de proud and
de fool is dis: De fools got de mos sense
Correct, old man.
The virtue which goes about seeking
scandals and temptations everywhere where
we see nothing is more sickening than vice.
There is only one female trombone player
in this country. There are q great many
women who do duting, however.
The woman who Sears -SSS9999fG7- India
shaw Shawl on he tobaggan side might be said
to be guilty of rapid extravaganza.
Sleigh dealers do not as rule employ
commercial travellers, still their runners are
all over the country.
Among other receipts is one for making
| an "Oyster Loaf. Now why should Idle
ness, even for an oyster. be encouraged?
The season of annual dinners is upon Us.
| It is wonderful how many associations
there are that live aud thrive on one good
dinner year.
A Connecticut minister has denounced
kissing games at church sociables Evi-
IDENTIFY the parson never has any luck him.
self.
"Wine talks" says the proverb; and it IS
true for when q man is full of liquor he
can't hold anything else, not even his
tongue.
Statistics show that the average life Of Z
clergyman is G7 years, and OF q day laborcT
80 years; and yet Byron thought that whom
the gods love died young.
A commercial travellers society has
been organized, but, strangely enough,
every member is perfectly familiar with
the grip before he joins.
1t is now fashionable to eat pie with a
fork. This is because the crust Of the
pastry is often so tough that it turns tie
edge of the knife and spoils it
"What is lake." asked the teacher 4
bright little Irish boy raised his hand.
We'll, AIikey, what is it, Sure its 4
hole in the kittle, mum,
\ despairing swain, in fit of despcra
ton, recently declared to his unrclenting
lady love that it was his firm determination
| to drown himself, or perish il the attempt.
The female high hat at the theatre is az
exhibition of bad taste that We could easily
overlook-if the management would kind
ly provide US with a step ladder.
"noes hanging prevent murder? It is
a matter of history that cases are rare
where man is known TO commit murder
after being thoroughly hanged.
New York imported two million cabOages
from Europe last year which indicates
that the Havana cigar trade of. that city
has outgrown the capacity Of Connecticut.
A woman may be perfectly angelic and
as patient as patient can be, and still not be
able to look calmly on while her husband
draws match along a picture frame to
light his pipe.
Talking with friends the other day @o0u:
the bringing up of children, Gen. Lew
Wallace said: Train a boy to be brave
and to speak the truth, and You have dore
your best by him
No, sir said the worldly young man
to the life insurance agent; Il don't feel
prepared to have my life insured Just yet.
I do rot care to feel that would be worth
more dead than l am alive.
Mary Anderson has made nearly SO,
600 during her London engagement. Ii
other girls would only follow her example
and lay up something for their future hus-
hor RI flaIr lI~
would be fewer matches broken off.